as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
association; union; guild
orchestra member; musician
along the road; along the way
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to employ; to hire; to charter
the other day; lately; recently
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
wild ginger trefoil coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan
there being no use in arguing (about it)
historical play; period drama
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
absolute obedience; complete submission
to serve; to work for; to attend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rational; reasonable; logical
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away